Melina Marchetta is the acclaimed and multi-award-winning author
of Jellicoe Road, which won the Michael L. Printz medal. Her other
titles include Saving Francesca, The Piper's Son and Looking for
Alibrandi. Finnikin of the Rock is the first in The Lumatere
Chronicles, her epic fantasy trilogy, and has won the 2009 Aurealis
award for best YA novel. She lives in Australia.
Visit Melina's website at melinamarchetta.wordpress.com
Magic, romance, intrigue, and adventure all play their parts as
this dense, intricate epic unfolds, and flawed, memorable heroes
fight for their kingdom’s redemption. (Starred Review)
*Publishers Weekly*
Standard fantasy characters people this book, but they develop in
surprising, non-stock way... Fantasy readers will enjoy the rousing
and complex plot, filled with political intrigue and frequent red
herrings and dotted with abductions, arrests and close escapes from
a variety of dangers.
*Kirkus Reviews*
Filled with questions about the impact of exile and the human need
to belong, this standout fantasy quickly reveals that its real
magic lies in its accomplished writing. (Starred Review)
*Booklist*
Readers will be rewarded by a shining story of romance, adventure
in all of its gritty realism, and high ideals. (Starred Review)
*School Library Journal*
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